World War II Honoree

Harris S. Hill

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Story City, Iowa

Honored By

American Legion Post 59

SERVED 3-1/2 YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1942 TO 1946. TRAINED IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA BEFORE BEING SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO EUROPE WITH THE 102ND DIVISION, 9TH ARMY IN 1944. SERVED IN COMBAT THROUGHOUT FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND GERMANY AND ENCOUNTERED THE ENEMY. HE ALSO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, THE ROER RIVER CROSSING AND THROUGHOUT GERMANY MEETING THE RUSSIAN ARMY AT THE ELBE RIVER. SERVED IN THE OCCUPATION FORCES UNTIL HIS RETURN TO THE STATES IN 1946. HE WAS DISCHARGED ON FEBRUARY 15, 1946. RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL.